CHAPTER 3: LIFE ON THE LINE


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Individuals can help reduce air pollution by:


CLEAN HEATING AND COOKING


look at efficiency


ratings for stoves and heaters, avoid burning charcoal and wood for cooking/heating


MANAGING WASTE


Minimize (organic) waste, minimize emissions, recycle non-organic trash, and garbage should not be burned


MINDFUL TRANSPORT


Use public transport when possible, rely less on cars, cycle or walk for health and the environment


CONSERVING ENERGY


Turn off light/


electronics when not in use, switch your household to solar energy if possible


CALL OF CHANGE


Call for leaders to make better choices such as implementing air quality guildlines, planning for a more walkable city, strengthening mass public transport


Link to UNEP's BreatheLife campaign: http://breathelife2030.org Figure 22: Individual solutions to air pollution Source: http://breathelife2030.org/


species, including bees (Rundlöf et al. 2015) and birds that feed on insects (Hallmann et al. 2014). Emerging strategies to feed the world


With the needs of a growing population putting pressure on farmers to produce ever more food, innovative responses are desperately needed. Innovative food- production strategies include the promotion of a number of sustainable farming practices. Regenerative farming, for example, relies on a series of practices that aim to simultaneously improve soil health, agricultural


productivity and farm profitability. This system has increased maize farmers’ profits by up to 78 per cent, with a 10-fold decrease in pest infestations (LaCanne and Lundgren 2018). Semiochemical-mediated pest management is also gaining traction as an alternative to synthetic pesticide use (Box 12). Semiochemicals are natural compounds emitted by insects and crops, which can be utilized to lure pests into traps or disrupt their behaviour (Norin 2007). The cultivation of gene- edited crops for food production is also currently being explored, as some new varieties have been bred to be drought and/or heat resistant, effectively climate


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